Virginia SB 290: Commercial driver's licenses; entry-level driver training.

Status: Approved by Governor-Chapter 546 (effective 7/1/20 - see bill) (as of 2020-03-31)

State: Virginia · Session: 2020 · Bill: SB 290

Sponsors: R. Creigh Deeds

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CHAPTER 546 

An Act to amend and reenact �� 46.2-341.12, as it is currently 
effective and as it may become effective, 46.2-341.14, as it is currently effective 
and as it may become effective, 46.2-341.14:01, 46.2-1708, as it may become 
effective, and 46.2-1709, as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia 
and the second and third enactments of Chapter 750 of the Acts of Assembly of 
2019, relating to commercial driver's licenses; entry-level driver training. 

[S 290] 

Approved March 31, 2020 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 46.2-341.12, as it is currently effective and as 
it may become effective, 46.2-341.14, as it is currently effective and as it 
may become effective, 46.2-341.14:01, 46.2-1708, as it may become effective, 
and 46.2-1709, as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia are amended 
and reenacted as follows:

� 46.2-341.12. (For expiration date, see Acts 2019, c. 750, cl. 
3) Application for commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit.

A. Every application to the Department for a commercial 
driver's license or commercial learner's permit shall be made upon a form 
approved and furnished by the Department, and the applicant shall write his 
usual signature in ink in the space provided. The applicant shall provide the 
following information:

1. Full legal name;

2. Current mailing and residential addresses;

3. Physical description including sex, height, weight, and eye 
and hair color;

4. Year, month, and date of birth;

5. Social security number;

6. Domicile or, if not domiciled in the Commonwealth, proof of 
status as a member of the active duty military, military reserves, National 
Guard, active duty United States Coast Guard, or Coast Guard Auxiliary pursuant 
to 49 U.S.C. � 31311(a)(12); and

7. Any other information required on the application form.

The applicant's social security number shall be provided to 
the Commercial Driver's License Information System as required by 49 C.F.R. � 
383.153.

B. Every applicant for a commercial driver's license or 
commercial learner's permit shall also submit to the Department the following:

1. A consent to release driving record information;

2. Certifications that:

a. He either meets the federal qualification requirements of 
49 C.F.R. Parts 383 and 391, or he is exempt from or is not subject to such 
federal requirements;

b. He either meets the state qualification requirements 
established pursuant to � 52-8.4, or he is exempt from or is not subject to 
such requirements;

c. The motor vehicle in which the applicant takes the skills 
test is representative of the class and, if applicable, the type of motor 
vehicle for which the applicant seeks to be licensed;

d. He is not subject to any disqualification, suspension, 
revocation or cancellation

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